My feeling is that charter schools will be a defining issue for New Zealanders just like the tour was in the 1980s (now where was that nice Johnny Key on the issue – that’s right, he can’t remember …) and the bulk funding disputes of the 1990s.    The sides are lining up and the side of the angels is clearly the opposing one. Even the Teachers’ Council has bravely  (bravely because it is a crown entity) put out a release saying the introduction of American charter schools needs to be treated with some circumspection.  And then there was this wonderful piece from the Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association (WSTA) calling on the government to put “the public” back into public education.   

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